Bocage (Battle of Villers-Bocage Stop-Motion Documentary)
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2019
- On the 13th of June, 1944, the British 7th Armoured Division advanced through the French town of Villers-Bocage en route to flank the German positions defending Caen. On their way there, they would be ambushed by the 101st SS Panzer Battalion, which was lead by the infamous tank ace, Michael Wittmann. A fierce battle for control of Villers-Bocage would ensue, with heavy casualties on both the British and German sides.
I created this production as part of my college coursework because I wanted to talk about one of the lesser known battles that took place in Normandy following the D-Day Landings, as well as to practice my stop-motion skills with my miniatures. - Krátké a kreslené filmy
Witmann was truly a heroe fighting for your country.
Seeing the town today it honestly makes one wonder how much new paint and concrete it takes so cover up the blood that was spilled during that battle
Witmann was born a true warrior. Some people know it from the day their born. Others find out when their under fire! He chose to attack alone that day! He understood the battlefield situation. He knew the odds for himself and his men. He also had the military rank and influence to literally do what ever he wanted! A man like him knows he exists for only one reason. War! I'll bet that all his life he was looking for a great battle, in a great struggle. On that day, at that moment, he found what he was looking for. He saw this battle in his dreams long before he ever fought it! His time in Russia had prepared him well for the fight ahead. He was physically and mentally in his prime! He knew the stories of ancient battles! He admirered men like Alexander the Great because he led from the front in battle, but he also knew about George Armstrong Custer. Witmann knew he was looking at a lot of indians! It shouldn't be a controversy or a mystery why he did what he did, and why he continued to do it until the day he died. This is what warriors do! This is what they have done threw out the ages. It continues to this day! To be in the company of such men is an honor and a privilege! They are always the greatest of us! For that greatness they always pay the highest price! However they live on in the minds and hearts of those who knew them, those who loved them, and forever in the pages of history!
I agree and enjoyed reading that.
@@wilburanderson2060 Wittmann’s cult status has long been discredited, as mere NS Propaganda. Among his critics German tank commander and historian Wolfgang Schneider. Germans at that point in the War could ill afford the losses sustained by Wittmann tactical ineptitude. Historian Sönke Neitzel describes Wittmann as the "supposedly successful" tank commander of World War II and attests to "hero worshiping" around Wittmann. Numbers of kills can never be confirmed in the heat of battle, when his tank is buttoned down. To suggest otherwise, is foolishness. British historian John Buckley points out that “many historians through to today continue to repackage unquestioningly NS propaganda".
@James Douglas, the Eastern Front did not prepare him for the Normandy Bocage, quite the opposite. At Prokhorovka the Soviets lost 237 tanks destroyed, along with 14 self-propelled guns. Compared to perhaps 27 German tanks destroyed. However the Germans still lost the battle of Kursk. After that even if a German tank simply ran out of fuel, it was lost to the advancing enemy. Steven Zaloga, after studying German documents from 1944, says that Wittmann's fate reflected a new reality: after transfer to France, his crew only lasted two short months.
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Very professionally done.
RIP all soldiers!
Rest in peace who gave their lives in fight against Nazism. Damn Hitler, his regime and his Nazi soldiers.
WHITTMAN WAS A BEAST!!!
What a great moving video and tribute to two Armies coming together and just doing their jobs as per orders from above.
This is great! I love how it all goes together - great editing, planning, filming - well done!
Yeah saw the ending beforehand
the good guys won
To this very day I am amazed that any of the allies made it ashore let alone secured 5 beaches. Truly an amazing feat.
100,000s of allied soldiers along with complete naval and air superiority. It was not a suprise at all
Excellent video sir.
Clear target audience and very good narrative, flows perfectly great job!
I agree.
Very well made 👍
Almost half a million men killed, wounded or missing over a little part of France. That's not even counting French civilian casualties.
Mind boggling.
Wittmann didn't command Tiger 007 at Villiers Bocage, 007 was the vehicle he and his crew were killed in on the 8th August '44
Yes, in Villiers Bocage, I was in the "Stahlvormund" akathe 212
It wasn't a "trap". It was a surprise to Wittmann as much as to the English.
My late Great Uncle fought in this very battle and in his memoir, the encounter with Whittman was described as an "ambush".
Nice editing !
The emphasis on the string of events, is given in a way, that makes one think, this was a brittish triumph, just lightly shaded by an unfortunate incident! "What happened lads?". "Nothing important mate. We just kicked a Tigers ass, after he... massacred a whole company of our tanks and ruined our advance." "Jolly good job, mates"! "Did you blow it to pieces, then?" "Well, kind of, we...damaged one track"!!!
I think kicking ass wasn't an expression the Brits used in WW2.
@@BlairMaynard My bad
muy bien echo 👍
Witmann didn't command the 101st, Major Karl Mobius was the CO.
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Is the song came from Battlefield V?
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Jk this is really amazing
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The bfv music 🎶😂
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